But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ (Mark 16:7) There are moments in time when we're all tempted to believe that God could never love us because of something that we've done in the past or present. Such thinking is not from God, however. In fact, one of my favorite parts of the ... [Continue Reading]
Go (Matthew 28)
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20) After the resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples and gave them what we refer to as “The Great ... [Continue Reading]
The Clarity of the Crucifixion (John 18-19)
[Joseph of Arimathea] was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. (John 19:39) The crucifixion of Jesus brought many things to light and it was a clarifying event in the lives of those who were Jesus' followers. In fact, it was until after the crucifixion that ... [Continue Reading]
Do Hard Things (Luke 23)
But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. (Luke 23:23) When the angry mobs pull out their pitchforks and torches it's easier to let them prevail than it is to stand up against them with reason and right thinking. After all, standing up to a mob could be dangerous, and you never know if they may turn on you. Perhaps ... [Continue Reading]
Still In Control (Mark 15)
Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!” (Mark 15:29-30) In the world's darkest moment – when Jesus hung in misery on the cross – God was still in control. It’s a truth that’s so hard for us to understand sometimes. How ... [Continue Reading]
Evil Doesn’t Wait (Matthew 27)
Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed. (Matthew 27:1) It's interesting to me that the chief priests and elders didn't waste any time in making their plans for having Jesus executed. Rather than taking time to think through the ramifications of their actions, their minds were set, and nothing ... [Continue Reading]
An Unfinished Work (John 17)
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17) Is there ever a point in time when you felt like you had all of the answers to your life's questions and that you had "arrived" so to speak? It seems like every year I grow older I look at myself from the year before and think "man, you were really dumb back then." I look at my way of thinking and my thought ... [Continue Reading]
The One Who Overcomes (John 16)
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:16) Back in the 1990s there was a popular slogan: no fear. I distinctly remember the t-shirts and the bumper stickers storming the culture. We don't see those too often, anymore, but the slogan is something that ... [Continue Reading]
The Greatest Love (John 15)
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13) There are a lot of ways to express love to other people, but there is no greater way than to actually trade your life for someone else's life. One of the things that makes Jesus unique among other gods is that he willingly gave up his life for those of us who deserve death. But, ... [Continue Reading]
What is Your SQ? (John 13)
Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. (John 13:3-4) In most cases, powerful people use their power for their own glory and for their own ascension to greater power. Right now my mind goes to the ... [Continue Reading]
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